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Battle of Lize

Battle of Lize was a battle fought in 478 BC in what is now China. It was part of history, heritage and archaeology. The recorded result: Yue victory. Recorded strength: 50,000 against 50,000.

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Fought478 BC
WhereChina30.900N, 120.953E
OutcomeYue victory
BelligerentsWuagainstYue
Casualties and losses30,000–45,000and1,000–10,000
Part ofhistory, heritage and archaeologyWarring States period

Where it sits in history, heritage and archaeology

Battle of Chengpu, 632 BCBattle of Lize, 478 BCBattle of Jinyang, 455 BCBattle of Guiling, 354 BCBattle of Maling, 342 BCBattle of Changping, 262 BC632 BC262 BCBattle of Lize, 478 BC
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Record

Date478 BC (year precision)
PlaceChina
30.900N, 120.953E
KindBattle, ancient
Strength50,00050,000
Casualties and losses30,000–45,0001,000–10,000
Battle of LizeBattle of LizeBattle of ChapooBattle of ShanghaiBloody Saturday (Shanghai)Defense of Sihang WarehouseBattle of WoosungBattle of ChapooBattle of ShanghaiBloody Saturday (Shanghai)Battle of WoosungHangzhouNingboWuxiChangzhouHuzhouJiaxingNantongShaoxing100 km30.900N, 120.953E
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Battle of Lize is one of 102 engagements of the 5th century BC in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q914210, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lize, revision 1370447809, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.